1397. ] F. Finn — Experiments with various Birds. 659 



December 10th. — I put in the Shama's cage two Papilio aristolochiae 

 and a non-mimetic P. polites, but they were not eaten. I left them there, 

 and found, about an hour later, that the bird had pecked to bits and 

 apparently eaten the P. polites and one of the P. aristolochiae, the second 

 P. aristolochiae still remaining ; but afterwards I found that this also 

 had apparently been eaten. 



December 12th. — The Shama being hungry, I put in its cage a 

 Papilio aristolochiae and P. demoleus. The bird pecked the P. demoleus 

 to pieces and apparently ate the body. I pat in another. After it had 

 attacked this, I put in two Atella phalanta, which after a little time 

 disappeared, all but bits of wing. At roosting-time the second 

 P. demoleus had apparently been eaten, and the body of the P. aristolochiae 

 lay ouiside the cage. 



December 13th. — I must have put back the body of the P. aristo- 

 lochiae found outside last night, for I note only the abdomen left this 

 morning. The bird had received food (green insects) overnight. 



December Jtith. — I put into the Shama's cage a Euplcea and a large 

 non-warningly-coloured specimen. The bird first went for the Euploea, 

 but before long attacked and pecked about the other, which I just missed 

 seeing swallowed whole. 



Later, 1 gave the bird an Euthalia and another Euplcea ; the former 

 was attacked first, but afterwards dropped and the Euplcea picked up ; 

 but the Euthalia was taken again, its wings battered off, and the body 

 apparently eaten ; I did not see it. I put in then a Junonia and a 

 Papilio demoleus, and not long after both had disappeared except part 

 of the wings of the latter. The Euploeas were still uneaten. 



I put in a Huphina phryne, which was immediately seized, and swal- 

 lowed nearly whole. 



At night the Euploeas were still uneaten though when I looked in 

 in the afternoon the bird had no food ; I gave it some green insects then. 



December 17th. — The bird had some of the green insects left in its 

 cage this morning, and also the butterflies left overnight. I put in anon- 

 mimetic Papilio polites and a small P. aristolochiae. The bird did not 

 attack at once, but soon I found bits of wing only left of the P. polites, and 

 the P. aristolochiae untouched, or only slightly torn as to the wings. I 

 put in a P. demoleus which the bird attacked before very long, and 

 soon it disappeared, all but one wing ; the P. aristolochiae still 

 remaining. 



I then put in a small " Blue," a Terias, and a Junonia, The 

 bird first took and swallowed the last of these ; then it appeared to 

 eat some bugs ; then it pecked the wing of the P. aristolochiae, and then 

 took the Terias. This soon disappeared, all but two bits of wing ; I did 

 not see it swallowed. The bird then pecked the P. aristolochiae again. 



